NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Columbia, MO

6,004 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Columbia, 4th of 317 Missouri cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 311, 5% of the city's records, against 5% across Missouri. Page 78 of 121.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Columbia in Missouri

  • Rank in Missouri4th of 317 cities by records
  • Share of the state5.4% of Missouri's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups13% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank4th of the 10 Missouri cities with the most

Compared with Missouri as a whole, Columbia has 2.5× the state's share of psychiatry physician records and 0.48× its share of occupational therapist records.

Providers in Columbia, alphabetically

  1. Jeanne Naeger, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780830505
  2. Uttara Nag, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1427478973
  3. Urja Nagadia, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1609446129
  4. Greg Nagel, ATC, OTCAthletic Trainer1407360217
  5. Alexander NailOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1679150429
  6. Zaid Najdawi, MDVascular Neurology Physician1932827847
  7. Yak Nak, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467394171
  8. Amelia Nakanishi, MDForensic Pathology Physician1750816815
  9. Hanna Nale, DOAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1891479770
  10. Vaibav NandeeshStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174461420
  11. Bharath Nandimandalam, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1811310972
  12. Nitish Nandu, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1962999086
  13. Matthew Nanney, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033757992
  14. Rubab Naqvi, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1881822617
  15. Syed Naqvi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1386841047
  16. Deepika Narayanan, MDDermatology Physician1922791656
  17. Sarah Narendorf, LCSWClinical Social Worker1992742639
  18. Jemina Narvaez Intriago, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1427789817
  19. Tala Nashawati, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427635945
  20. Ayesha Nasrullah, MDBody Imaging Physician1033566740
  21. Peter Nathan, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1124792510
  22. Zain Nathani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760123020
  23. Premkumar Nattanmai Chandrasekaran, MDNeurocritical Care Physician1063642650
  24. Amanda Naumann, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1184096711
  25. Alexis NaylorBehavior Technician1255127411
  26. Nathan NazarenoNeurology Physician1023941218
  27. Andrei Nazdryn, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1689845463
  28. Ndeye Ndiaye, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972076743
  29. Amy NealSpeech-Language Pathologist1730417304
  30. Michael Nebel, ATC, OTCAthletic Trainer1205394491
  31. Soumaya NecibiPharmacist1841880887
  32. Allison NeeleyProfessional Counselor1093348823
  33. Jordan-Kayla Neeley, RNRegistered Nurse1467880526
  34. Ceres Neff, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1447999545
  35. David Neighbors, P.A.Physician Assistant1689673592
  36. Kenneth Neighbors, C.O., B.O.C.O.Orthotist1295803419
  37. Terrissa NeimeyerRegistered Nurse1609405786
  38. Alyssa Neitzert, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578999876
  39. Laura Nekkanti, RDHDental Hygienist1487466306
  40. Christopher Nelson, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1477653095
  41. Kathleen Nelson, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1972247922
  42. Kathy Nelson, OTR/L, CHTOccupational Therapist1437469863
  43. Michaela Nelson, DOSurgery Physician1376245993
  44. Nicole Nelson, DOSurgical Oncology Physician1063640779
  45. Riley NelsonAthletic Trainer1497214092
  46. Taylor Nelson, D.O.Infectious Disease Physician1104230903
  47. Taylor Nelson, NPNurse Practitioner1881342459
  48. Zarah Ner, M.D.Pediatric Pulmonology Physician1760438147
  49. Heather Neudecker, AU.D.Audiologist1558560789
  50. Katharyn NeunerRegistered Nurse1396283750

The largest Missouri cities

  1. Saint Louis27,605
  2. Kansas City13,759
  3. Springfield6,403
  4. Joplin2,443
  5. Chesterfield2,132

All of Missouri →

How to read this directory

Columbia, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 6,004 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Columbia - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Columbia practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Columbia is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (311 clinicians, followed by Professional Counselor with 246 and Pharmacist with 222). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Missouri's population, Columbia reports roughly 96.9 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Columbia patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Columbia, MO?

There are 6,004 registered healthcare providers in Columbia, MO, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Columbia?

The most common specialties in Columbia are Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor, Pharmacist, Family Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine Physician. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 311.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.